Sometimes people who seem good end up being not as good as you might have hoped, you know?
Jonathan Safran FoerThe end of suffering does not justify the suffering, what a mess I am, I thought, what a fool, how foolish and narrow, how worthless, how pinched and pathetic, how helpless.
Jonathan Safran FoerWe arenโt exactly emptying the oceans; itโs more like clear-cutting a forest with thousands of species to create massive fields with one type of soybean.
Jonathan Safran FoerJust because you're an atheist, that doesn't mean you wouldn't love for things to have reasons for why they are.
Jonathan Safran FoerIn bed that night I invented a special drain that would be underneath every pillow in New York, and would connect to the reservoir. Whenever people cried themselves to sleep, the tears would all go to the same place, and in the morning the weatherman could report if the water level of the Reservoir of Tears had gone up or down, and you could know if New York is in heavy boots.
Jonathan Safran Foer